So you're thinking the 110v is probably its output and not relevant? Carb issue could be causing it to bog down like that and it gets resolved by closing the choke a bit?
It's labeled for 6250 running watts and if I'm doing ~1500 that seems odd that it'd be an overloading issue. Josh Luthman 24/7 Help Desk: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Mon, Sep 21, 2020 at 12:24 PM TJ Trout <[email protected]> wrote: > or maybe the 110v side is overloaded, maybe try running @ 220 > > On Mon, Sep 21, 2020 at 9:22 AM <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Sounds like you have a carburetor issue. Maybe some plugged up metering >> jets due to varnish. >> >> *From:* Josh Luthman >> *Sent:* Monday, September 21, 2020 10:13 AM >> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Generator power supply questions >> >> None of our generators or any one I've seen let's you adjust voltage. >> The ones we have are all TroyBilt-ish with Briggs engines. >> >> The UPS did switch to the generator when I lowered the choke ~10%. But >> it would not use the generator at full open and the generator sounded like >> it was bogging down. >> >> Josh Luthman >> 24/7 Help Desk: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> >> On Mon, Sep 21, 2020 at 11:57 AM <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> But engine speed will affect voltage. At least on older units. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Mark Radabaugh >>> Sent: Monday, September 21, 2020 9:40 AM >>> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Generator power supply questions >>> >>> Not sure what the generator is but most have the ability to adjust the >>> output voltage and frequency. If you have the option you could just >>> crank >>> the generator output voltage up enough to make the UPS happy. Note >>> that is >>> done by adjusting the excitation voltage, not the speed of the engine. >>> Engine speed changes frequency. (All of this assumes a traditional >>> generator, not a inverter style generator like the small Honda’s) >>> >>> ark >>> >>> > On Sep 21, 2020, at 10:22 AM, Josh Luthman < >>> [email protected]> >>> > wrote: >>> > >>> > So Friday we have another 3 phase go down in the building. They >>> unplugged >>> > it all so that wing had nothing. >>> > >>> > As a precaution I start up the generator. When they're cutting the >>> other >>> > phases we are using I move it to the generator. The generator >>> complains >>> > and the UPS units don't switch over. I drop it to say 90% open choke >>> and >>> > the UPS switches over - but it's only 110v. I'd like to know what's >>> going >>> > on here. >>> > >>> > I have 175 feet of 10 gauge (times 2). Two circuits on the generator, >>> two >>> > runs of copper, two UPS. UPS is doing about 5-6 amps each. >>> > >>> > What can I do better? Should I? It runs but I'd like to keep it as >>> > simple as possible to avoid "teaching someone" to lower it from full >>> open >>> > choke. >>> > >>> > Josh Luthman >>> > 24/7 Help Desk: 937-552-2340 >>> > Direct: 937-552-2343 >>> > 1100 Wayne St >>> > Suite 1337 >>> > Troy, OH 45373 >>> > -- >>> > AF mailing list >>> > [email protected] >>> > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >> ------------------------------ >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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